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For the 50th anniversary of the opening of that monument of subversion, the Second Vatican Council, I recommend readers access the book by John Connelly titled, From Enemy to Brother, not for its thesis or analysis but for the data it collects.

These blanks are likely due to the problems certain facts cause to the book’s thesis which the data is couched within: essentially, prior to Vatican II, Catholics were so blindly channeled within traditions of ‘Jew’ hate that it was only by the ‘heroic’ efforts of Judaic ‘converts to Catholicism’ that ‘necessary changes’ could have happened.

Without the commentary and thesis and with a few missing points of data filled in, From Enemy to Brother would better support my thesis than Mr. Connelly’s. By now, I believe it’s safe to assume that astute readers will have long ago tired of the end-justifies-the-means Purimspiel hasbara, “the poor ‘Jews’ had to _____ (in this case, subvert a Church council) because they were threatened with annihilation otherwise.”

A minor quibble, Mr. Connelly’s title, ... Enemy to Brother is anachronistic. The updated appellation for ‘The Jews’ as per Pope Benedict XVI, is Fathers in the Faith. Perhaps, “From Enemy to Father” would have been a more difficult sell.

From Enemy to Brother is important for the data it collects, but not as important or forthright as Spiritual Radical, (by Edward Kaplan), This likely is due to the respective audiences the books are intended for.